Art Study

• What are The Elements of Art?

  • Colour
  • Line
  • Shape
  • Value
  • Form
  • Texture
  • Space
• What are the three properties of Colour?

  Hue, intensity, and value
• What is Hue?

  The colour name
• What is Intensity?

  The strength of a colour
• What is Value?

  The lightness or darkness of a colour
• What is Line?

  A continuous mark made on a surface with a moving point

  
• What is Shape?

  An enclosed space that is usually defined by other elements such as line and colour, they are 2 dimensional
• What is Space?

  The distance in, around, above, below, and within, an object or area, can be positive or negative
• What is Form?

  An element of art that encloses volume and is defined by other elements, they are 3 dimensional
• What is Texture?

  The look or feel of an object, can be real or implied
• The Principles of Design/Art

  • Balance
  • Emphasis
  • Gradation
  • Harmony
  • Movement
  • Proportion
  • Rhythm
  • Variety
• Balance

  The way the elements are arranged in a piece to create a feeling of stability
• Emphasis

  Combining the elements to stress differences between those elements and create one or more centres of interest
• Gradation

  Combining the elements to use a series of gradual changes
• Harmony

  Combining elements to accent their similarities and bind the picture parts into a whole
• Movement

  Combining elements to produce the look or feel of action or to cause the viewers eye to sweep over the work in a certain manner
• Proportion

  The relationship of the elements to the whole of a work and to each other, usually allied with another principle
• Rhythm

  Combining the elements to create the look or feel of movement usually with a visual tempo or beat
• Variety

  Combining the elements in involved ways to achieve intricate and complex relationships